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kikali

kee-KAH-lee

How to say it

Swahilikikalikee-KAH-lee
Englishsharp, fierce, severe; hot (ki class)
Frenchtranchant, violent, sévère; piquant

sharp, fierce, severe; hot (ki class)

Form of kali (sharp; fierce, severe, strict)

ki class form of kali, sharp or fierce (kisu kikali, kipigo kikali)

Examples

  • Tafadhali nipe kisu kikali nikate nyama.Please give me a sharp knife so I can cut the meat.

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